Stand for sewing-machines.



No. 680,660. Patented Aug. l3,-l90|.

' E. M. HUG.

STAND FOB SEWING MACHINES.

(Application filed Mar. 21, 1901.)

(No Model.)

A TTOHNEYS l r l l l i Nrrn ED\VARD M. HUG, OF NEW YORK, N.

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Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THE STAND FOR SEWlNG-MACHiNES.

SPEGIFIGA'EIQN forming part of Letters Patent Nu. 680,660, dated August 13, 1901. Application filed llllarcli 21, 1901. Serial No. 52,174. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. HUG, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, borough of Manhattan, in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stands for SewinglWIachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved stand for sewing-machines of that class including the Bradbury shoe-repairing machine, Bradbury dress-suit-case machine, German Bradbury repairing-machines, and other machines by which heavy leather-work is sewed; and [5 the object of the invention is to provide a stand for such machines which can be adj usted to great-er or less height from the ground and permit sewing while the operator is standing or sitting, and which has the furzo ther advantage that the entire stand and its treadle and accessories can be packed within a narrow compass for shipping; and the invention consists of a stand for sewing-machines which comprises an upright tubular pillar or column, a base for the same, a telescoping standard within the tubular pillar,

means for attaching the telescoping sliding standard to the tubular pillar, said standard being provided with aplatform for attaching 0 the sewing-machine proper, and a treadle supported on brackets attached to the base, said treadle being connected by universal joints with the pitman of the fly-wheel and driving-pulley, said fiy-wheel and drivingpulley being supported on a short shaft on the tubular supporting-pillar of the stand, as will be fully described hereinafter-and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved stand forsewing-machines shown with a leather-sewing machine mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a front elevation, on a larger scale, of the stand without the sewing-machine. Fig. 3 is a ver- 5 tical central section. Fig. 4 is a top View, partly in horizontal section on line 4 4, Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of a part of the stand.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- 5o sponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a tubular column or pillar provided at its lower end with a web or internal flange through which pass bolts by which the pillar is attached to the center of a base B, which is of sufficient size to give steady support for the stand. In the tubular pillar A is guided a sliding standard 0, which is provided with longitudinal splines c c at diametrically opposite points, said splines being guided in interior ways a a, of the tubular pillar A, as shown clearly in Figs. 3 and 4. The upper end of the sliding standard C is provided with a platform 0', on which the repairing or sewing machine R is supported. The sliding standard can be adjusted higher or lower in the tubular pillar A and firmly fixed in any position to which it is adjusted by means of small clamping screws 01 d, which pass through bosses of the pillar A, as shown in Fig. 2. By adjustment of the sliding standard the sewing machine can be operated while the attendent is either in sitting or standing posture, which is of especial advantage when sewing large heavy goods, such as dress-suit cases and similar heavy articles.

To the baseB is bolted one end of a bracket D, the outer end of which is adapted to be secured to the floor. In bearings 19 at each end of the bracket are supported the pivots of a treadle E, which is provided with a curved and rearwardly-extending arm 6, having a forked end, whichis connected byauniversal link 6' with the pitman 6 the upper end of. which is again connected by a link 6 with a Wrist-pin e on the fiy-wheel F, which turns loosely on a short shaft cast integral with or secured to the tubular pillar A. The fiywheel F is provided with a driving-pulley f, whichtransmits bya belt or cord rotary motion to the driving-shaft of the sewing-machine R, that is supported on the platform 0. The supporting-brackets of the treadle can be detached from the base of the stand and the treadle can be detached from the bearings of the brackets as well as from the connectinglink of the pitman, so that the entire stand can be conveniently packed in very small compass for shipment.

The advantages of my improved stand for sewing machines are, first, that the same can be raised or lowered at will, so that the sewing-machine can be used at any desired heightfrom the ground, which permits the use of the same fol-large articles, which heretofore could not be made on the machine, and also renders the operation of the machine less diflicult and fatiguing to the attendant; second, that the entire machine can be conveniently packed and shipped by detaching the' treadle and supportingbracket and telescoping the sliding standard into the tubular pillar, the universal joint of the pitman permitting the swinging of the treadle into the position shown in dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3, which is desirable for shipment, and, third,

that all the parts of the stand are so con-' structed that they can be readily removed and replaced in case of breakage.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A stand for sewingmachines consisting of a base, an upright pillar supported on said.

of a base an upright tubular pillar supported on said base, a short shaft projecting from said pillar, a sliding standard guided in said pillar and adapted to support the sewingmachine, a treadle, a bracket for said treadle, means for attaching said bracket to the base of the stand, a fly-wheel supported on the short shaft of the pillar, a pitman connecting the treadle with the fiy-wheel, a universal link between the treadle and pitman and a link between the pitman and fly-wheel, substantially as set forth.

3. A stand for sewing-machines consisting of a base, an upright pillar supported on said base, a sliding standard guided in said pillar and adapted to support the sewing-machine, a treadle, a bracket for the same, said treadle and bracket being detachable from the stand and from each other, a fly-wheel, means for supporting the same on the pillar, a pitman connecting the treadle with the fly-wheel, a universal link between the treadle and pitman, and a link between the pitlnan and flywheel, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

. EDWARD M. HUG.

\Vitnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, J osEPH H. NILEs. 

